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energy is good. would we not agree, energy is good? [applause] energy provides the basis for advanced civilization, improve standards of living that allows us to live comfortably and watch her super bowl game. it allows us to transport ourselves surrounded cargo around our neighborhood and around the world. it allows us to produce food in the quantity necessary to feed the world's population. it allows us to manufacture, to communicate. it enables every aspect of modern life and too often we forget this. too often we forget this basic notion that energy is good. despite what many may argue, affordable energy is not the problem. it's exactly what we should be striving for. we have incredible potential in this country to produce energy, create good jobs and these jobs are not only within energy production, although people in my state of alaska, louisiana, north dakota, pennsylvania, texas will attest the importance of energy jobs. these jobs extend beyond energy production, flowing directly from the economic growth made possible by you.
energy is good. would we not agree, energy is good? [applause] energy provides the basis for advanced civilization, improve standards of living that allows us to live comfortably and watch her super bowl game. it allows us to transport ourselves surrounded cargo around our neighborhood and around the world. it allows us to produce food in the quantity necessary to feed the world's population. it allows us to manufacture, to communicate. it enables every aspect of modern life and too often we...
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the senator minksed the energy -- the senator mentioned the energy farm in south even minnesota that would have a permit to allow the wind farm to kill protected bald eagles. bravingly what'basically what is the wind farm is applying for a a federal hunting license for eagles. the united states government is granting a hunting license to a wind farm to kill protected bald eagles. how does that fit with an even-handed system of justice? equal treatment of the law? exxonmobil in 2009 pled gilt to killing 85 birds and coming in contact with crude oil many of us likes to see those oil spills. exxon paid $600,000 in fines abc news fees yet a wind farm in minnesota is abelying for a hunting license to kill protected eagles. that's not evenhand. pacific corporation of oregon paid $1.4 million in fines for killing 200 eagles in wyoming. so these laws work. it makes no excuse to say, well, cats kill eagles. windows kill eagles. other things kill birds. that may be but we have federal laws against those who set out either -- and set up machines that deliberately kill birds. we need to have a r
the senator minksed the energy -- the senator mentioned the energy farm in south even minnesota that would have a permit to allow the wind farm to kill protected bald eagles. bravingly what'basically what is the wind farm is applying for a a federal hunting license for eagles. the united states government is granting a hunting license to a wind farm to kill protected bald eagles. how does that fit with an even-handed system of justice? equal treatment of the law? exxonmobil in 2009 pled gilt to...
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it is important because energy efficiency is cutting edge in terms of using our energy much better and more efficient. we can also make a good business out of that. so i think that we need to focus on the low hanging fruit. we need to do the opposite, which is to use it, and something that gives us a competitive advantage in the global competitiveness. this is what we should be focusing on. this is the very practical approach. we have states of government heads sitting here. this is what we want to achieve. the perspective is enormous. mark was quoting the speakers. jobs and growth in europe is enormous. that is why we need to talk about these practical issues right now. >> one more question for the prime minister. this will be an important issue of the campaign -- i was in spain couple of weeks ago. what would you single out? to offer hope to young people who do not have jobs in. >> two things. one is a specific measure. this outgoing government will follow the financial contingency. it will provide relief for those hiring youth. a much more can be done in the perspective and we now h
it is important because energy efficiency is cutting edge in terms of using our energy much better and more efficient. we can also make a good business out of that. so i think that we need to focus on the low hanging fruit. we need to do the opposite, which is to use it, and something that gives us a competitive advantage in the global competitiveness. this is what we should be focusing on. this is the very practical approach. we have states of government heads sitting here. this is what we...
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. >> k street alternative energy strategist, formerly the department of energy. i have a question for a system that mr. mccarthy. last week d.c. circuit court of appeals issued a decision vacating the ethanol targets under the renewable fuel standard which was set up by congress under the energy independent and security act of 2007. and although it upheld most of the other parts of the fuel standard, i was wondering what your reaction was to that decision to whether epa is going to appeal that and thirdly, generally, the upcoming congressional debate on the future of renewable fuel standards. thank you. >> well, thanks for the question. it opens up all other can of worms which we could talk about a lot. what i will say is that we were disappointed in the decision. i don't have any new -- news on whether now reached intend to appeal, but the decision was a very narrow one which basically said that we were looking actually too closely at tying in the levels we were projecting. too much to the goals that congress intended as opposed to the direct data that we had on
. >> k street alternative energy strategist, formerly the department of energy. i have a question for a system that mr. mccarthy. last week d.c. circuit court of appeals issued a decision vacating the ethanol targets under the renewable fuel standard which was set up by congress under the energy independent and security act of 2007. and although it upheld most of the other parts of the fuel standard, i was wondering what your reaction was to that decision to whether epa is going to appeal...
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rosenfeld, american council for an energy-efficient economy, and california institute for energy and environment, and lawrenceburg late national laboratory, for extraordinary leadership in the development of energy efficient building technologies and related standards anthology. [applause] >> jan t. vilcek. [applause] >> 2011 national medal of technology and innovation to jan t. vilcek, new york university school of medicine, for pioneering work on key contributions to the development of therapeutic antibodies. [applause] >> rangaswamy srinivasan. 2011 national medal of technology and innovation this annual them, rangaswamy srinivasan and james wynne, for the pioneering discovery of laser, photo decomposition of human and animal tissue, laying the foundation for laser refractive surgical tech needs that have revolutionized vision enhancement. [applause] >> edward campbell. [applause] >> 2011 national medal of technology and innovation to transport technologies, cambridge, massachusetts, for sustained innovation through the engineering of the first of the kind practical systems in aco
rosenfeld, american council for an energy-efficient economy, and california institute for energy and environment, and lawrenceburg late national laboratory, for extraordinary leadership in the development of energy efficient building technologies and related standards anthology. [applause] >> jan t. vilcek. [applause] >> 2011 national medal of technology and innovation to jan t. vilcek, new york university school of medicine, for pioneering work on key contributions to the...
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green energy. so we're going to channel a lot of resources to green energy companies. but it's not just democrats that do this sort of thing. i was writing this morning about how the state of virginia has been trying to centrally plan the love lives of virginians for 100 years. they tried to keep the mentally feeble from reproducing the they tried to keep people of different races from marrying. now to try to keep people of the same sex from marrying. and in all these cases it really is, we experts know better than these people who should marry, who should love, how people should live. we've got a government that subsidizes marriage for some people and bands it for others. that is the fatal conceit. that is central planning. thinking that you can centrally plan love. so with individual rights. we're spontaneous order. and then the third key element is limited government, which is what protects individual rights and the spontaneous order. we always say at cato, a government of delegated enumerated a
green energy. so we're going to channel a lot of resources to green energy companies. but it's not just democrats that do this sort of thing. i was writing this morning about how the state of virginia has been trying to centrally plan the love lives of virginians for 100 years. they tried to keep the mentally feeble from reproducing the they tried to keep people of different races from marrying. now to try to keep people of the same sex from marrying. and in all these cases it really is, we...
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the high gasoline prices help within gasoline prices help of in the direction of the most of the memo energy secretary steven chu said at the beginning of obama's term. we need to find someway to gasoline prices as high as europe. he's been criticized by republicans ever since. would you agree that is come of course politically inconvenient but also an open secret? >> i wouldn't say that. don't forget that the first thing that happens when prices go up is people downsize. they get smaller vehicles, and that's not a vote for more technology. or a shift to different fuels. it's kind of reality. so don't forget consumers have incredible -- that's hard job is to provide them with a choice, with good products that meet their needs. but it's, the idea that we're going to final consumers into some policy driven choices here i think is a little overly optimistic. >> i would add to this as well, the other half of the equation, the other half of the question is what can we do as automakers? you know, trying to innovate, trying to reduce costs, trying to develop new technologies, compete with one anoth
the high gasoline prices help within gasoline prices help of in the direction of the most of the memo energy secretary steven chu said at the beginning of obama's term. we need to find someway to gasoline prices as high as europe. he's been criticized by republicans ever since. would you agree that is come of course politically inconvenient but also an open secret? >> i wouldn't say that. don't forget that the first thing that happens when prices go up is people downsize. they get smaller...
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kutz to things like education and training, energy and national security will cost us jobs and the recovery. it's not the right thing to do for the economy or for folks who are out there still looking for work. the disagree as what we have had over the past few years, democrats and republicans have still been unable to come together and cut the deficits by more than $2.5 trillion through the mix of spending cuts and higher rates on taxes for the wealthy. a balanced approach can achieve more than $2.5 trillion in deficit reduction. that is more than halfway to words the $4 trillion in the deficit reduction that economists and the elected officials in both parties believe is required to stabilize their debt so we have made progress and i sometimes believe that we can finish the job with a balanced mix of spending cuts and more tax reform. the proposal during the fiscal cliff negotiations and discussions with the speaker and others are still very much on the table. the deal's life but forward in entitlement reform and tax reform that i've put forward are still on the table. i've offered a sens
kutz to things like education and training, energy and national security will cost us jobs and the recovery. it's not the right thing to do for the economy or for folks who are out there still looking for work. the disagree as what we have had over the past few years, democrats and republicans have still been unable to come together and cut the deficits by more than $2.5 trillion through the mix of spending cuts and higher rates on taxes for the wealthy. a balanced approach can achieve more...
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we get stuck in traffic jams. 90% of the energy that we use is by automated self driving vehicles. advancing that in education. within the next five years, we are going to have another 3 billion people coming on the internet worldwide. the government can talk to each other, imagine what happens over the next five or so years with technology. it is all because of technology. people like me, engineers, scientists, whole assortment of people. until recently, 50% of silicon valley, the most innovative part of the country. we are reinventing america. it is all about skills. the people that are making this happen are engineers and scientists and doctors and most importantly entrepreneurs. so we have a choice right now. we can reinvent america and create a better world. we can create security that protects us and we can do all of these things right now, all within the next five or seven years. i can guarantee that five years from now, we will be talking about the changes. we are talking about many other things becoming abundant. our entrepreneurs, our technology, and to save us. a strong
we get stuck in traffic jams. 90% of the energy that we use is by automated self driving vehicles. advancing that in education. within the next five years, we are going to have another 3 billion people coming on the internet worldwide. the government can talk to each other, imagine what happens over the next five or so years with technology. it is all because of technology. people like me, engineers, scientists, whole assortment of people. until recently, 50% of silicon valley, the most...